Berean Standard Bible
Daniel 12:7
7And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.”
Daniel 12:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
- New International Version (NIV)The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, lifted his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, times and half a time. When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, all these things will be completed.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever, that it shall be for a time, times, and half a time; and when the power of the holy people has been completely shattered, all these things shall be finished.
Context of Daniel 12:7
5Then I, Daniel, looked and saw two others standing there, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank. 6One of them said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long until the fulfillment of these wonders?” And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.” 8I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?” 9“Go on your way, Daniel,” he replied, “for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end.
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וָאֶשְׁמַ֞ע אֶת־הָאִ֣ישׁ׀ לְב֣וּשׁ הַבַּדִּ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר מִמַּעַל֮ לְמֵימֵ֣י הַיְאֹר֒ וַיָּ֨רֶם יְמִינ֤וֹ וּשְׂמֹאלוֹ֙ אֶל־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע בְּחֵ֣י הָעוֹלָ֑ם כִּי֩ לְמוֹעֵ֨ד מֽוֹעֲדִ֜ים וָחֵ֗צִי וּכְכַלּ֛וֹת נַפֵּ֥ץ יַד־עַם־קֹ֖דֶשׁ תִּכְלֶ֥ינָה כָל־אֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear
- And the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- dressedלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
- in linenבַּדbad · linenH906
- whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- was aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
- the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
- of the riverיְאֹרye'ôr · streamH2975
- raisedרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
- his right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
- and his left handשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040
- towardאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- and I heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- himאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- swearשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
- by Him who livesחַיchay · aliveH2416
- foreverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- sayingכִּיkîy · forH3588
- It will be for a timeמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meeting: time appointedH4150
- and half a timeחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
- When the powerיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- of the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- has finally beenכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
- shatteredנָפַץnâphats · to shatterH5310
- allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- these thingsאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
Cross-references for Daniel 12:7
- Deuteronomy 32:40For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,
- Revelation 10:5Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.
- Daniel 4:34But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
- Job 27:2“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
- Jeremiah 4:2and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
- Daniel 12:11And from the time the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation set up, there will be 1,290 days.
- Daniel 7:25He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.
- Daniel 8:14He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be properly restored.”
- Daniel 11:13For the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first, and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.
- Revelation 11:2But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
- Revelation 12:6And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
- Revelation 13:5The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
- Luke 21:14So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.
- Revelation 10:7But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”
- Revelation 11:7When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.
- Daniel 8:24His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people.
Commentaries on Daniel 12:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Which was upon the waters - By this description, he was standing on the water. This is very similar to the description of the angel, Revelation 10:5, Revelation 10:6, and in the seventh verse there seems to be a reference to this prophecy "a time, times, and a half." See the note on Daniel 7:25; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And I heard the man - That is, he replied to the question at once, and in a most solemn manner, as if he were communicating a great and momentous truth respecting the future. When he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven - Toward heaven; as if appealing to heaven for the sincerity and truth of what he was about to utter. The act of swearing or taking an oath was often accompanied with the lifting up of the hand to heaven, usually the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 One of the angels asking how long it should be to the end of these wonders, a solemn reply is made, that it would be for a time, times, and a half, the period mentioned Dn 7:25, and in the Revelation. It signifies 1260 prophetic days or years, beginning from the time when the power of the holy people should be scattered. The imposture of Mohammed, and the papal usurpation, began about the same time; and these were a twofold attack upon the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7a time, and times, and half a time: God sets times for everything as he controls earthly and heavenly events (see study note on Daniel 7:24–25). The breaking of the holy people was part of God's plan to purify them (Daniel 12:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. held up ... right ... and ... left hand--Usually the right hand was held up in affirmation as an appeal to heaven to attest the truth (De 32:40; Re 10:5, 6). Here both hands are lifted up for the fuller confirmation. time, times, and a half--(See on Da 7:25). Newton, referring this prophecy to the Eastern apostasy, Mohammedanism, remarks that the same period of three and a half years, or 1260 prophetic days, is assigned to it as the Western apostasy of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Daniel 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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